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I Am a Strange Loop 75 reviews Douglas R. Hofstadter
Basic Books, 2007
I Am A Strange Loop
+ Let's just let the boy-in-the-man play
How real is X to you...the moment you start taking X for granted, then it would seem you would consider X's reality highly dubious.
This, a book of analogies and metaphors, presents a plethora of academic notions in a down to earth way, spinning science subjects such as physics, mathematics at ...
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The Emotion Machine: Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind 20 reviews Marvin Minsky
Simon & Schuster, 2006
Worth the read.
+ Very Interesting subject. Good discussion points. + Society of Mind II
Minsky presents interesting new ideas on understanding ourselves. It makes sense that the mind, like the body, may seem simple on the outside but is amazingly complex on the inside.
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Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings 3 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2002
Great!
+ A Neuroscientist's Perspective + Outstanding collection of papers
This is a fantastic collection compiled by David Chalmers, one of the leading philosophers of mind today. The best papers in here are "Quining Qualia" and " True Believers: The Intentional Strategy and Why It Works" by Dan Dennett, "The Rediscovery of Light" by Paul Churchland (all you ...
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Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment 1 review
The MIT Press, 2000
A Stance for flexibility
Daniel Dennett has become the pivot point for all modern ideas in human cognition - philosophy's successor term. Unlike the classical philosophers, Dennett adheres to no "school" of philosophy. Indeed, one of the editors of this book attempts to coin the phrase "Dennettian" to establish a new ...
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The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (Philosophy of Mind Series) 28 reviews David J. Chalmers
Oxford University Press, USA, 1997
Team Consciousness
+ The author set out for seeking + Phenomenal + Tremendous introduction to analytic philosophy
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The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (Philosophy of Mind Series) 28 reviews David J. Chalmers
Oxford University Press, USA, 1997
Team Consciousness
+ The author set out for seeking + Phenomenal + Tremendous introduction to analytic philosophy
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Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings 3 reviews
Oxford University Press, USA, 2002
Great!
+ A Neuroscientist's Perspective + Outstanding collection of papers
This is a fantastic collection compiled by David Chalmers, one of the leading philosophers of mind today. The best papers in here are "Quining Qualia" and " True Believers: The Intentional Strategy and Why It Works" by Dan Dennett, "The Rediscovery of Light" by Paul Churchland (all you ...
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Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment 1 review
The MIT Press, 2000
A Stance for flexibility
Daniel Dennett has become the pivot point for all modern ideas in human cognition - philosophy's successor term. Unlike the classical philosophers, Dennett adheres to no "school" of philosophy. Indeed, one of the editors of this book attempts to coin the phrase "Dennettian" to establish a new ...
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I Am a Strange Loop 75 reviews Douglas R. Hofstadter
Basic Books, 2007
I Am A Strange Loop
+ Let's just let the boy-in-the-man play
How real is X to you...the moment you start taking X for granted, then it would seem you would consider X's reality highly dubious.
This, a book of analogies and metaphors, presents a plethora of academic notions in a down to earth way, spinning science subjects such as physics, mathematics at ...
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The Emotion Machine: Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind 20 reviews Marvin Minsky
Simon & Schuster, 2006
Worth the read.
+ Very Interesting subject. Good discussion points. + Society of Mind II
Minsky presents interesting new ideas on understanding ourselves. It makes sense that the mind, like the body, may seem simple on the outside but is amazingly complex on the inside.
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